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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Vietnamese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 20 - Arriving Home.
John: Hi, everyone. I'm John.
Nguyet : And I'm Nguyet.
John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Vietnamese about returning home after a trip. Yến returns home after a vacation, posts an image, and leaves this comment.
Nguyet : Mọi việc ở nhà vẫn ổn cả chứ?
John: Meaning - "Is everything okay at home?" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Yến: Mọi việc ở nhà vẫn ổn cả chứ?
(clicking sound)
Phát: Em về rồi à? Chuyến đi thế nào?
Ngân: Không đâu bằng nhà mình.
Lý: Chị đi như thế có nhớ nhà không?
Tú: Nghỉ như vậy sếp không nói gì chứ?
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Yến: Mọi việc ở nhà vẫn ổn cả chứ?
John: "Is everything okay at home?"
(clicking sound)
Phát: Em về rồi à? Chuyến đi thế nào?
John: "You are back? How was the trip?"
Ngân: Không đâu bằng nhà mình.
John: "Nowhere is as good as home."
Lý: Chị đi như thế có nhớ nhà không?
John: "Do you feel homesick when traveling like that?"
Tú: Nghỉ như vậy sếp không nói gì chứ?
John: "Doesn't your boss say anything when you take a holiday?"
POST
John: Listen again to Yến's post.
Nguyet : Mọi việc ở nhà vẫn ổn cả chứ?
John: "Is everything okay at home?"
Nguyet : (SLOW) Mọi việc ở nhà vẫn ổn cả chứ? (Regular) Mọi việc ở nhà vẫn ổn cả chứ?
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "everything at home."
Nguyet : Mọi việc ở nhà
John: There are other various translations in Vietnamese for the word “everything,” such as...
Nguyet : mọi thứ, mọi chuyện.
John: Listen again - "Everything at home" is...
Nguyet : (SLOW) Mọi việc ở nhà (REGULAR) Mọi việc ở nhà
John: Then comes the phrase "still okay."
Nguyet : vẫn ổn cả chứ?
John: The last word is added to the end of the sentence to indicate a question that the speaker expects a "yes" response for. Listen again - "still okay" is...
Nguyet : (SLOW) vẫn ổn cả chứ? (REGULAR) vẫn ổn cả chứ?
John: All together, it's "Is everything okay at home?"
Nguyet : Mọi việc ở nhà vẫn ổn cả chứ?
COMMENTS
John: In response, Yến's friends leave some comments.
John: Her husband, Phát, uses an expression meaning - "You are back? How was the trip?"
Nguyet : (SLOW) Em về rồi à? Chuyến đi thế nào? (REGULAR) Em về rồi à? Chuyến đi thế nào?
[Pause]
Nguyet : Em về rồi à? Chuyến đi thế nào?
John: Use this expression to ask about the trip.
John: Her husband's high school friend, Ngân, uses an expression meaning - "Nowhere is as good as home."
Nguyet : (SLOW) Không đâu bằng nhà mình. (REGULAR) Không đâu bằng nhà mình.
[Pause]
Nguyet : Không đâu bằng nhà mình.
John: Use this expression to say it must be nice to be home.
John: Her neighbor, Lý, uses an expression meaning - "Do you feel homesick when traveling like that?"
Nguyet : (SLOW) Chị đi như thế có nhớ nhà không? (REGULAR) Chị đi như thế có nhớ nhà không?
[Pause]
Nguyet : Chị đi như thế có nhớ nhà không?
John: Use this expression to ask how they felt.
John: Her college friend, Tú, uses an expression meaning - "Doesn't your boss say anything when you take a holiday?"
Nguyet : (SLOW) Nghỉ như vậy sếp không nói gì chứ? (REGULAR) Nghỉ như vậy sếp không nói gì chứ?
[Pause]
Nguyet : Nghỉ như vậy sếp không nói gì chứ?
John: Use this expression to ask if it’s okay to travel.

Outro
John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about returning home after a trip, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time!
Nguyet : Tạm biệt

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